sucre

Everyday

1. Sucre is the constitutional capital city of Bolivia, in South America. tree →
2. The sucre was the money of Ecuador until it was replaced by the US dollar. tree →
3. (French) «Sucre» is the French word for sugar; it sounds like «SOO-kruh» to an English ear and is not an English word. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons Sucre is useful because Bolivia has two capitals: Sucre is the official one, while the government mostly works in La Paz. In French lessons and on French food packets, «sucre» means sugar, as in «sans sucre» (without sugar). Phrases: «sans sucre», «sucre glace» (icing sugar).

Examples

• Sucre is the official capital of Bolivia. tree →
• Many buildings in Sucre are painted white. tree →
• The government of Bolivia sits mostly in La Paz, not Sucre. tree →
• On the French yoghurt pot it said «sans sucre», which means no sugar. tree →
• In French class we learned that «sucre» means sugar. tree →
• Ecuador once used money called the sucre. tree →

Note

As a city, always a capital S: Sucre. The French word «sucre» is masculine: «le sucre». Do not use it as an English word for sugar. Pronounced in French roughly «SOO-kruh»; the Spanish city name sounds like «SOO-kray».